Description:
- Rhizome
- Rhizomes harvested after 10 months
Culinary Uses:
- Popular spice
- Marinade pork steaks/chops
- Seafood, fish, poultry, vegetables, noodles, cakes, chutney, jams, drinks
Parts Used:
Medicinal Uses. It is said that:
- Treat indigestion, colic, flatulence, nausea, gastro-intestinal infection
- Control post-operative nausea and travel sickness
- Circulatory remedy chilblains and poor circulation to hands and feet
- High blood pressure and arteriosclerosis
- Antiseptic and inflammatory rheumatism
- Respiratory conditions colds, flu, reduces fever
- Inhibits coughing
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